Explorer: The other Conservancy volunteer vacation option gives travelers the chance to peek at not-often-seen island nooks, and help out in various ways. This is less adventurous than the Adventurer, but still involved with the nature and ecological outlook of the island.

Buffalo: Because we've vowed to never write about the island without mentioning the behooved superstars of Catalina. Maybe you'll even see some bison taking a dust bath, or rather wallowing, while there. A special treat, the wallowing. Adventurers and explorers alike love it.